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Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate

Guadalupe County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 33 counties in 2015, at 180.2 per 100,000 people. Union County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 17.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for New Mexico was 14.2 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest180.2Guadalupe County
Lowest0Union County
Median17.833 counties
New Mexico14.2History

Map of counties, 2015

Bernalillo County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleCatron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleChaves County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleCibola County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleColfax County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleCurry County: 4 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County: 159.6 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleEddy County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County: 180.2 per 100,000 peopleHarding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleLea County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLuna County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMora County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleOtero County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleQuay County: 126.2 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleSierra County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleTaos County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County: 52 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 0 per 100,000 peopleValencia County: 6.7 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Guadalupe County: 180.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County180.2De Baca County: 159.6 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County159.6Quay County: 126.2 per 100,000 peopleQuay County126.2Hidalgo County: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County89.6Torrance County: 52 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County52Mora County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleMora County44.9Cibola County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCibola County40.1Colfax County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleColfax County31.6McKinley County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County30.9Rio Arriba County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County29.8Sierra County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSierra County25.8Roosevelt County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County25.5San Juan County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County24.3Luna County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLuna County23.8Socorro County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County23.3Chaves County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleChaves County18.2Lea County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLea County17.8Eddy County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County16.7Otero County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County15.4San Miguel County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County14.2Lincoln County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County10.2Bernalillo County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County9.5Santa Fe County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County9.3Doña Ana County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County8.4Grant County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County6.9Valencia County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleValencia County6.7Taos County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTaos County5.9Curry County: 4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County4Sandoval County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County3.6Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Union County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUnion County0Guadalupe County: 180.2 per 100,000 peopleGuadalupe County180.2De Baca County: 159.6 per 100,000 peopleDe Baca County159.6Quay County: 126.2 per 100,000 peopleQuay County126.2Hidalgo County: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleHidalgo County89.6Torrance County: 52 per 100,000 peopleTorrance County52Mora County: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleMora County44.9Cibola County: 40.1 per 100,000 peopleCibola County40.1Colfax County: 31.6 per 100,000 peopleColfax County31.6McKinley County: 30.9 per 100,000 peopleMcKinley County30.9Rio Arriba County: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleRio Arriba County29.8Sierra County: 25.8 per 100,000 peopleSierra County25.8Roosevelt County: 25.5 per 100,000 peopleRoosevelt County25.5San Juan County: 24.3 per 100,000 peopleSan Juan County24.3Luna County: 23.8 per 100,000 peopleLuna County23.8Socorro County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleSocorro County23.3Chaves County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleChaves County18.2Lea County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleLea County17.8Eddy County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleEddy County16.7Otero County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleOtero County15.4San Miguel County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleSan Miguel County14.2Lincoln County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County10.2Bernalillo County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleBernalillo County9.5Santa Fe County: 9.3 per 100,000 peopleSanta Fe County9.3Doña Ana County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDoña Ana County8.4Grant County: 6.9 per 100,000 peopleGrant County6.9Valencia County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleValencia County6.7Taos County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleTaos County5.9Curry County: 4 per 100,000 peopleCurry County4Sandoval County: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleSandoval County3.6Catron County: 0 per 100,000 peopleCatron County0Harding County: 0 per 100,000 peopleHarding County0Los Alamos County: 0 per 100,000 peopleLos Alamos County0Union County: 0 per 100,000 peopleUnion County0
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Guadalupe County180.2+25.1 pts
2De Baca County159.6+159.6 pts
3Quay County126.2-0.5 pts
4Hidalgo County89.6-107.4 pts
5Torrance County52+19.7 pts
6Mora County44.9-44.3 pts
7Cibola County40.1+14.6 pts
8Colfax County31.6-22.7 pts
9McKinley County30.9-34.3 pts
10Rio Arriba County29.8+10 pts
11Sierra County25.8+8.5 pts
12Roosevelt County25.5+15.5 pts
13San Juan County24.3-6 pts
14Luna County23.8+19.8 pts
15Socorro County23.3-23 pts
16Chaves County18.2+7.6 pts
17Lea County17.8-25.6 pts
18Eddy County16.7-10.7 pts
19Otero County15.4-4.5 pts
20San Miguel County14.2+3.6 pts
21Lincoln County10.2-15.1 pts
22Bernalillo County9.5-0.7 pts
23Santa Fe County9.3-3.4 pts
24Doña Ana County8.4-0.5 pts
25Grant County6.9+0.1 pts
26Valencia County6.7-6.6 pts
27Taos County5.9-23.7 pts
28Curry County4-3.9 pts
29Sandoval County3.6-6.6 pts
30Catron County0-28.3 pts
30Harding County0-286.5 pts
30Los Alamos County0-11.2 pts
30Union County0-23.4 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2015) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2015. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Invokely. n.d. NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2015. Dataset. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k.

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Invokely (no date) NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in New Mexico by traffic fatality rate, 2015 [Dataset]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Available at: https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Guadalupe County, with 180.2 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Union County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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